Red Yeast Rice Reboot New Research EP. 1190 MAY 2024
Red Yeast Rice Reboot New Research EP. 1190 MAY 2024
Zinc shows promise as surprising emerging treatment for vaginal yeast infections
New research could one day pave the way for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, by shedding new light on how microbes in the body absorb zinc. Around three quarters of…
Yeast used in production of cachaça can prevent asthma, study shows
A daily dose of a strain of brewer’s yeast used to produce cachaça (distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice) can act as a preventive against asthma, according to a…
Wash your mouth out with silver
09 Mar 2012 Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology Yeasts which cause hard-to-treat mouth infections are killed using silver nanoparticles in the laboratory, scientists have found. These yeast infections, caused…
Baker’s yeast protects against fatal infections
Public release date: 9-Aug-2011 Injecting mice with simple baker’s yeast protects against the fatal fungal infection, aspergillosis, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The work could…
‘My dishwasher is trying to kill me’
Public release date: 20-Jun-2011 New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals Oxford, June 20, 2011 – A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in…
Probiotic treatment for vaginal thrush on the way
Scientists are testing vaginal pessaries containing 'good' probiotic bacteria for the treatment of vaginal thrush. Research published today (19 February) in the Society for Applied Microbiology's Journal of Applied Microbiology…
Tryptophan deficiency may underlie quinine side effects
Public release date: 26-Jun-2009 Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell’s ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may…
Not so sweet: Over-consumption of sugar linked to aging
Public release date: 5-Mar-2009 University of Montreal scientists explain how sugar shortens lifespan in PLoS Genetics . Montreal, March 6, 2009 – We know that lifespan can be extended in…
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